| Susan B. Anthony | Bansky | Rachel Carson |
| Kurt Cobain | Marie Curie | Dalai Lama |
| Amelia Earhart | Anne Frank | Gandhi |
| Gabby Gifford | Jane Goodall | Che Guevara |
| Keith Haring | Dolores Huerta | Steve Jobs |
| Colin Kaepernick | Frida Kahlo | Henrietta Lacks |
| Martin Luther King Jr, | Malala | Nelson Mandela |
| Christa McAuliffe | Marilyn Monroe | Rosa Parks |
| Sylvia Plath | Edward Snowden | Tupac Shakur |
| Selena Quintanilla | Sophie and Hans Scholl |
Anne Sexton |
| Nicholas Tesla | Harriet Tubman | Ai Weiwei |
| Muhammad Ali | Elie Wiesel | Tiger Woods |
| Chester Bennington | Chris Kyle |
| Biographical Information | Virtues | Flaws | Journey | Tragedy | |
| Tragic Hero |
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How? |
How is your hero/heroine flawed? | What discoveries has the herorine/hero learned by things happening to her/him? |
Ponder This:
Did the heroine/hero suffer more than she/he deserves?
Was the heroine/hero doomed from the start?
Does the heroine/hero bear responsibility for her/his tragedy?
Give examples of how the hero/heroine is virtuous?
How is your hero/heroine flawed?
What attributes describe the heroine/hero's strengths?
What attributes describe the heroine/hero's flaws?
How does the heroine/hero's story arouse empathy?
How was your herorine/hero wounded by her/his experiences (physically/spritually/emotionally)?
In what ways did your hero/heroine learn from her/his mistakes?
Reflection: Even though the heroine/hero is imperfect, how can see themselves in through her/his eyes?